2D Trigonometry WS (IX-X)

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7c m N OT T O
4c m SC ALE

x°
[ 2]
C al c ul at e t h e v al u e of x .

Fr o m t h e t o p of a b uil di n g, 3 0 0 m etr es hi g h, t h e a n gl e of d e pr essi o n of a c ar, C , is 5 2.

N OT T O
SC ALE
300 m

C al c ul at e t h e h ori z o nt al dist a n c e fr o m t h e c ar t o t h e b as e of t h e b uil di n g. [ 3]

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N OT T O
3. 5 m SC ALE

B 0. 9 m A [ 2]

C al c ul at e a n gl e B A C .

Q u esti o n 4

N OT T O
8c m
SC ALE
5c m

xc m
C al c ul at e t h e v al u e of x .

[ 3]

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N OT T O
5c m SC ALE
2c m

x°

C al c ul at e t h e v al u e of x .
[ 2]

Q u esti o n 6

N OT T O
SC ALE
5c m

x°
2c m

C al c ul at e t h e v al u e of x .

[ 2]

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Q sti o n 7

8c m N OT T O
SC ALE

2 8°
B A

C al c ul at e t h e l e n gt h of A B . [ 2]

8
Q u esti o n 8
10

628 m N OT T O
h SC ALE

1 5°

C al c ul at e t h e l e n gt h h .
Gi v e y o ur a ns w er c orr e ct t o 2 si g nifi c a nt fi g ur es. [ 3]

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N OT T O
29c m SC ALE
xc m
[ 2]

5 3. 2°

C al c ul at e t h e v al u e of x .

10
Q u esti o n 1 0

4
1 I n t h e ri g ht- a n gl e d tri a n gl e A B C , c os C = . Fi n d a n gl e A . [ 2]
5

A
N OT T O
SC ALE

B C

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 11 J
NOT TO
50m SCALE
20m

G R

JGR is a right-angled triangle. JR = 50m and JG = 20m.

Calculate angle JRG.

[2]

12 NOT TO
1.5m SCALE

3.5 m

The diagram represents a rectangular gate measuring 1.5m by 3.5m.

It is made from eight lengths of wood.

Calculate the total length of wood needed to make the gate. [3]

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 13 The diagram represents the ski lift in Queenstown New Zealand.

NOT TO
SCALE
730m
h

37.1°
B

(a) The length of the cable from the bottom, B, to the top, T, is 730 metres.

The angle of elevation of T from B is 37.1°.

Calculate the change in altitude, h metres, from the bottom to the top. [2]

(b) The lift travels along the cable at 3.65 metres per second.

Calculate how long it takes to travel from B to T.

Give your answer in minutes and seconds. [2]

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P

cliff NOT TO
SCALE

beach
A F
55m

The diagram shows a point P at the top of a cliff.

The point F is on the beach and vertically below P.
The point A is 55m from F, along the horizontal beach.
The angle of elevation of P from A is 17°.

Calculate PF, the height of the cliff. [3]

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 15 NOT TO
150cm SCALE
7xcm

24x cm

The right-angled triangle in the diagram has sides of length 7x cm, 24x cm and 150 cm.
2
(a) Show that x = 36. [2]

(b) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle. [1]

16 entrance
NOT TO
3.17m SCALE
hm

5o
pavement

A shop has a wheelchair ramp to its entrance from the pavement.

The ramp is 3.17 metres long and is inclined at 5o to the horizontal.
Calculate the height, h metres, of the entrance above the pavement.
Show all your working.

[2]

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17 Calculate the value of (cos 40 ) + (sin 40 ) .
[2]

18 entrance NOT TO
SCALE
3.17m
hm

5o
pavement

A shop has a wheelchair ramp to its entrance from the pavement.

The ramp is 3.17 metres long and is inclined at 5o to the horizontal.
Calculate the height, h metres, of the entrance above the pavement.
Show all your working.

[2]

(b) Calculate the area of the square PQRS. [1]

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19 10 A mountain railway AB is of length 864 m and rises at an angle of 12 to the horizontal.
A train is 586 m above sea level when it is at A.
[3]
Calculate the height above sea level of the train when it reaches B.

B
864 m
NOT TO SCALE
12o
A

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 20 P

NOT TO
SCALE

A 78.3° B
58.4m
170 m

The line AB represents the glass walkway between the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
The walkway is 58.4 metres long and is 170 metres above the ground.
The angle of elevation of the point P from A is 78.3°.

Calculate the height of P above the ground. [3]

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 21 NOT TO
SCALE
O
Q
C
6cm
4cm

P T

Two circles, centres O and C, of radius 6 cm and 4 cm respectively, touch at Q.

PT is a tangent to both circles.

(a) Write down the distance OC. [1]

(b) Calculate the distance PT.

[3]

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 22 T
NOT TO
SCALE
h

B 25°
A

80 m
18°
C

Mahmoud is working out the height, h metres, of a tower BT which stands on level ground.
He measures the angle TAB as 25°.
He cannot measure the distance AB and so he walks 80 m from A to C, where angle ACB = 18° and
angle ABC = 90°.

Calculate

(a) the distance AB, [2]

(b) the height of the tower, BT.

[2]

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A E B

NOT TO
O
SCALE

D C

A,B,C and D lie on a circle, centre O, radius 8 cm.

AB and CD are tangents to a circle, centre O, radius 4 cm.
ABCD is a rectangle.
(a) Calculate the distance AE.
[2]

(b) Calculate the shaded area.

[3]

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24 Rotterdam

NOT TO
SCALE
Antwerp is 78 km due South of Rotterdam and 83 km due
East of Bruges, as shown in the diagram.
78 km
North

Bruges 83 km Antwerp

Calculate

(a) the distance between Bruges and Rotterdam,

[2]

(b) the bearing of Rotterdam from Bruges, correct to the nearest degree.
[3]

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25 B SCALE

80m
D
18
A
C

The diagram shows the start of a roller-coaster ride at a fairground.

A car rises from A to B along a straight track.

(a) AB = 80 metres and angle BAC = 18°.

Calculate the vertical height of B above A. [2]

(b) The car runs down the slope from B to D, a distance of s metres.
Use the formula s = t( p + qt) to find the value of s, given that p = 4, t = 3 and q = 3.8.

[2]

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